Can you tell these Tele's apart?

[Jay]

Strummers was so kind to test drive my NZ timber Telecaster.

Here some samples of three Tele guitars:
- USA Fender with noiseless pickups and maple neck
- Tele with a Korina body and maple neck and Tonerider pickups
- my Tele made from NZ timbers and Di Marzio noiseless pickups

All guitar pots on full, amp settings the same for all sound bytes.

Can you tell which is which?

Tele 1 - both pickups first, then bridge:



Tele 2 - both pickups first, then bridge:



Tele 3 - both pickups first, then bridge:

[willow13]

I only listened to the first track of each, on computer speakers but I assume the first one is the fender?? .. the other 2 sound much better to me

[kdawg2a]

My fav was number 1. I wouldn't even like to predict which guitar is which but i'm kind of hoping the Korina Tele is number 1.

[Slowy]

I'll give it a go, though it's just a wild guess.

1.Jvppcaster
2.Telecaster
3. Korinacaster

And I can think of a dozen reasons why I'm wrong!

[Jay]

Interesting to see three different takes...
Let's see if there are some more who wanna do some educated guessing and the we'll reveal all tomorrow.

[StrummersOfThunder]

Haha I think I tell tell the subtleties of what I played so I better not publish a selection....
Good fun though. Great guitar jvpp has built.nthe fretboard is beautiful, clearly has payed ALOT of attention to making it perfect. He's a clever guy.

[Rog]

My fav was #2, although I'd be happy with any of them. As to which guitar it was - not a clue!

[ash]

My guess is that the first one is probably the USA tele, but possibly the Korina one.

JVPP one is probably #3, but maybe #2

Definitive guess:

1: USA
2: Korina
3: JVPP

[kdawg2a]

ANSWERS!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm keen on a Korina Tele so let us know!

[Jay]

ANSWERS!!!!!!!!!!!

6pm - I would not base my choice of Tel on these short soundbytes!!! You'll be suprised

[Rog]

Smeg, at my age I could be dead by 6pm!

[kdawg2a]

I'm going to cut down the required tonewood tree at 5:30. PLEASE, stop the carnage!

[Jay]

I'm going to cut down the required tonewood tree at 5:30. PLEASE, stop the carnage!

This just shows you how 'useless' these sound byte tests are.... guitars need to be held in your own hand and played by your royal self.

I love kdawg2a choice - "My fav was number 1" as it is mine

Cunning Slowie was spot on, not sure how he theorised that one.
1. Totaracaster
2. Telecaster (USA)
3. Korinacaster

I personally was really impressed by the Tonerider pickups in Strummers' Tumbleweed. Combine that with it being the lightest guitar of the three and you have a winner.

I am still happy with mine though.

[Slowy]

I'm not often right about anything; it's a nice feeling

I've played your Strat. The Tele has a similar tonal character. That was the easy one. For the other two, there are so many factors that could influence the outcome. I tried to listen just to the wood. #3 seemed a bit more resonant and piano like to me so I figured that would be the Korina. Fenders vary so much that I wasn't really confident though.

[kdawg2a]

They're not useless, they're informative. I've always been a bit keen on a Korina tele but after those sound bites i'm looking more native now. Lucky i've got 2 hollow Rimus ready to go!